Desmin filaments in the electrocytes of the electric organ of the electric eel Electrophorus electricus

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 285, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 387-393

  Cordeiro, M C R ^a   Benchimol, M ^a   Mermelstein, C S ^a   Sa L A ^a   Faria, M V C ^b   Chagas, C ^a   Moura Neto, V ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cytoskeleton; Desmin; Electrocyte; Electron microscopy; Electrophorus electricus (Teleostei); Intermediate filaments

Indexed keywords

DESMIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CYTOPLASM; CYTOSKELETON; EEL; ELECTRIC ORGAN; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTROPHORUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029792143     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004410050654     Document Type: Article

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